{"id":3992,"date":"2014-07-22T07:12:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T07:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:57:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:57:07","slug":"nutrition-spirulina-as-a-protein-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/nutrition-spirulina-as-a-protein-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition: Spirulina as a protein source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Energetic foods: The digestibility of spirulina<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>What is spirulina?<\/h5>\n<p>Declared as the \u201cMillenium Food\u201d by the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.unesco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNESCO<\/a>, <strong>spirulina<\/strong> is a <em>superfood<\/em> that contains a large amount of proteins of biological value, nutritive elements, vitamins and minerals. Spirulina has usually spiral shape (where it takes its name from), and is characterized by its deep green color due to the presence of <strong>chlorophyll<\/strong>,<strong> a pigment with a large amount of antioxidant, anticancer and cleansing properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spiruline, a type of <strong>green seaweed with a large amount of nutritional properties<\/strong> that grows in alkaline waters of warm climates, can be found in two completely different ways: its original form, green seaweed, or as a pill, turned into a dietary supplement; even so, it can only be consumed as a pill or by crushing the pill and mixing it with <a href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/healthy-and-refreshing-cocktails-for-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthy juices recipes<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>3 reasons for taking spiruline:<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Anti-aging<\/strong>: It is a powerful food with a <strong>large amount of nutritional properties<\/strong> and a lot of <strong>antioxidants<\/strong>such as beta-carotenes, fundamental in preserving the sight in perfect condition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection of the cardiovascular system<\/strong>: Thanks to the large amount of fatty acids and vitamins like the Vitamin E and the Vitamin B6, spiruline is a key food to <strong>combat cardiovascular diseases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight-loss helper<\/strong>: The regular introduction of the spiruline in a <strong>healthy diet<\/strong> is a great help for <strong>losing weight<\/strong> if this is combine with a proper <strong>exercise routine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve your health<\/strong> introducing spiruline in your diet. You will notice the benefits!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energetic foods: The digestibility of spirulina What is spirulina? Declared as the \u201cMillenium Food\u201d by the UNESCO, spirulina is a superfood that contains a large amount of proteins of biological value, nutritive elements, vitamins and minerals. Spirulina has usually spiral shape (where it takes its name from), and is characterized by its deep green color [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-nutrition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spirulina: Nature&#039;s Protein Source for Vitality | SHA Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enhance your healthy diet with spirulina: a protein source packed with nutritional benefits. 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